Pistols
Small arms and pistols are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Small arms" instead a noun "Pistols".
Small arms
Pistols and small arms are semantically related. You can use "Pistols" instead a noun phrase "Small arms".
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Small arms guns like pistols, shotguns and machineguns, at best, only stun the Terminator and knock it off balance.
Source: Shooting Superman - A note about the term "caliber": when talking about small arms (pistols, rifles, machine guns, etc) caliber simply refers to the diameter of gun's bore (and thus the width of the bullet).
Source: Useful Notes / Naval Weapons -
Small arms like pistols take two shots to kill you, though they still kill normal enemies in one hit.
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